Rectum and sigmoid colon necrosis due to cholesterol embolization after implantation of an aortic stent-graft

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 751-755

  Jaeger, Horst J ^a   Mathias, Klaus D ^a   Gissler, H Martin ^a   Neumann, Gerhard ^a   Walther, Lutz Dietrich ^a  

^a KLINIKUM DORTMUND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, aortic; Aneurysm, therapy; Aorta, grafts and prostheses; Colon, ischemia

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE NECROSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033022938     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(99)70110-7     Document Type: Article

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